Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 18

बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६

गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः

Devanagari script

तदग्निना पुनर्व्याप्तं सञ्जातश्श्वेतपर्वत:।दिव्यं शरवणं चैव पावकादित्यसन्निभम्।।।।यत्र जातो महातेजा: कार्तिकेयोऽग्निसम्भव:।

Transliteration

tad agninā punar vyāptaṁ sañjātaḥ śvetaparvataḥ |

divyaṁ śaravaṇaṁ caiva pāvakādityasannibham ||

yatra jāto mahātejāḥ kārtikeyo ’gnisambhavaḥ |

Translation

Năng lực ấy, lại được Agni thấm nhuần khắp, hóa thành Bạch Sơn; và cũng thành rừng lau thiêng Śaravaṇa, rực sáng như lửa và mặt trời—chính nơi đó, đại uy quang Kārttikeya, đấng do lửa sinh, đã xuất hiện.

Word by Word

• tat: that (place/thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun (that)

• agninā: by fire
• agninā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; Instrumental (करण)

• punar: again
• punar: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vyāptam: pervaded
• vyāptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√āp (धातु) + vyāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; past passive participle (pervaded)

• sañjātaḥ: became
• sañjātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु) + sañjāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past participle (became/arose)

• śveta-parvataḥ: the white mountain
• śveta-parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying śaravaṇam

• śaravaṇam: reed-forest (Śaravaṇa)
• śaravaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle (निपात)

• pāvaka-āditya-sannibham: like fire and the sun
• pāvaka-āditya-sannibham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान/सादृश्यार्थ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying śaravaṇam

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; relative adverb (देशवाचक)

• jātaḥ: was born
• jātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past participle (was born)

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; epithet of kārtikeya

• kārtikeyaḥ: Kārtikeya
• kārtikeyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• agni-sambhavaḥ: born of fire
• agni-sambhavaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अग्नेः सम्भवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; epithet of kārtikeya

Context

That energy pervaded by fire was transformed into the White Mountain. It turned the forest of reeds (Saravana) (blazing) like the fire or the Sun. From that fire was born the glorious Kartikeya.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Kārttikeya

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is the conversion of overwhelming force into constructive order: tejas is not merely suppressed but transformed into a life-giving, world-stabilizing outcome.

What is the narrative situation?

Agni permeates the tejas, which manifests as sacred locales and culminates in the birth of Kārttikeya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Transformative stewardship—Agni embodies the capacity to carry and refine power into auspicious creation.